ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܬ ܠ (b t l)
1 term

From Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā), from Proto-Semitic *batūl-; compare Arabic بَتُول (batūl), Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (betulá) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [btul.tɑː]

Noun

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ • (bṯultā) f sg (plural ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bṯūlāṯē), masculine ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (bṯūlā))

1. virgin, maiden, celibate

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܝܼ (bṯultī)		ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܲܢ (bṯultan)
	construct	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܲܬ݂ (bṯūlaṯ)	2nd person	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܘܼܟ݂ (bṯultūḵ)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ (bṯultāḵ)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bṯultāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	3rd person	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܹܗ (bṯultēh)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܗ̇ (bṯultāh)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܗܘܿܢ (bṯulthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ (bṯūlāṯī)		ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ (bṯūlāṯan)
	construct	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ (bṯūlāṯ)	2nd person	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bṯūlāṯūḵ)	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bṯūlāṯāḵ)	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bṯūlāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bṯūlāṯē)	3rd person	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (bṯūlāṯūh)	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (bṯūlāṯōh)	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bṯūlāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܝܵܐ (bṯūlāyā)
• ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bṯūlūṯā)

Proper noun

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ • (bṯultā) f

1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَتُولَة (batūla) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)θultɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)θulɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܬܘܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܬܘܠܐ)

1. maiden, virgin, celibate

Inflection

    declension of ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܬܘܠܐ	ܒܬܘܠܢ
construct	ܒܬܘܠܬ	ܒܬܘܠܬ
emphatic	ܒܬܘܠܬܐ	ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܬܘܠܬܝ	ܒܬܘܠܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܬܘܠܬܟ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܬܘܠܬܗ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܬܘܠܬܗ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܬܘܠܬܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

• “btwlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 38b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 57a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 196a